Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets
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"Schweizer names guilty parties . . . He exposes powerful figures in politics, law firms, and corporations." -- ForbesWashington is no longer about lawmaking, it's about moneymakingConventional wisdom holds that Washington is broken because outside special interests bribe politicians. The reverse is true: politicians have developed a new set of brass-knuckle legislative tactics designed to extort wealthy industries and donors into forking over big donations -- cash that lawmakers often funnel into the pockets of their friends and family.Inside this best-selling bombshell of a book, Schweizer reveals the exorbitant secret "fees" each political party charges politicians for top committee assignments; how fourteen members of Congress bagged hundreds of thousands of dollars using a little-known self-loan loophole; how politicians use PACs to bankroll lavish lifestyles; and much more. Washington's extortion racket has gone unreported -- until now. This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0544103343
ISBN13:9780544103344
Release Date:October 2013
Publisher:Houghton Mifflin
Length:256 Pages
Weight:1.01 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
2 customer ratings | 1 review
Rated 5 starsThis book is very disturbing.
By Becky,
I read this book several years ago. Actually, I didn’t finish the book because it literally made me sick to my stomach. I’m not usually affected by exposes in this manner, but I think it was the fact that the truths presented in this book made the possibility of ever believing anything a politician says in the future almost impossible, and also made me doubt that voting mattered, or that anything short of Divine intervention...
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